Deadly Soma
DVD cover
Directed byRavi Srivatsa
Written byRavi Srivatsa
Based onLife of Deadly Soma
Produced byM Manjunath Gowda
Shobha Rajanna
StarringAditya
Rakshita
Narrated byRavi Belagere
CinematographyMathew Rajan
Edited byLakshman Reddy
Music bySadhu Kokila
Production
company
K K Films
Release date
  • 26 August 2005 (2005-08-26)
Running time
146 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Deadly Soma is a 2005 Kannada biographical crime film written and directed by Ravi Srivatsa. The film is based on the real life incidents of an infamous underworld don, Deadly Soma. The film stars Aditya in the title role and Rakshita.[1] Tara, Devaraj and Avinash play other pivotal roles.

The film featured an original score and soundtrack composed by Sadhu Kokila. The film, upon release, received a positive response from both critics and audience and was subsequently remade in Telugu as Nandeeswarudu (2012).[2] It was also released in Hindi as Ek Aur Aathank.[3]

A sequel film Deadly-2 was made by the director and lead actor and released in 2010 which could not match the success level to this film.[4]

Cast

Plot

This film is based on the real-life story of a young man from a well-civilized family who takes the criminal route due to unavoidable circumstances.

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Sadhu Kokila.

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Usire Usire"K. KalyanKarthik, Bombay Jayashri 
2."Dooravadeyallo"K. KalyanC. Ashwath, Nagachandrika 
3."O Kshatriya"V. Nagendra PrasadHemanth 
4."Chindi Bidda"ManjunathAnoop, Chaitra H. G. 
5."Hey Hasivendarenu"V. Nagendra PrasadP. Unnikrishnan, Kavita Krishnamurthy 
6."Om Gananaatha"CollectionChetan Sosca 

Reception

A critic from Deccan Herald wrote that "The director tells the story through a tight screenplay and a realistic narrative technique".[5] A critic from Sify wrote that "On the whole a gory, violent and obnoxious film".[6]

Sequel

The film has a sequel Deadly-2 (2010).

References

  1. ↑ "'Deadly Soma' - releasing this week!". Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
  2. ↑ 'Nandeeswarudu' is a bad remake
  3. ↑ "Ek Aur Aatank". Archived from the original on 26 May 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
  4. ↑ Deadly 2 review
  5. ↑ Deepak, S. N. (28 August 2005). "Deadly Soma [A]". Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 28 February 2006. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  6. ↑ "Deadly Soma". Sify. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014.


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